Category Archives: AK News

Alaska News November 06 & 07, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Magnitude 5.0 earthquake near Big Lake shakes Southcentral residents; Police investigate death of man in Mountain View Friday night; Some businesses urge Anchorage to follow modified emergency orders and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: LISTEN: Alaska’s first Zoom trial of pandemic ends in guilty verdicts over 2001 rape; Search underway for bear following ‘predatory’ attack on Sitka dog; Alaskans react to CNN poll labeling Native voters ‘something else’ and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Former Bethel Elementary School Principal Chris Carmichael Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Final rules announced allowing Alaska Native veterans to apply for federal land allotments; GVEA warns Fairbanks customers of potential for power outages due to heavy snow; UAF researchers tracking mutations in the COVID-19 viral genome and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska State Library, Archives and Museums Continued Temporary Closure: Nov. 10-14, 2020
 
 
 
 
STORIES OF THE FAR NORTH: One Night

 
 
 
 
EurekAlert!: Rivers melt Arctic ice, warming air and ocean University of Alaska Fairbanks
 
 
 
 
By Dan Branch, 49 Writers Blog: “Every Atom,” A Good Book of Poetry by Erin Coughlin Hollowell
 
 
 
 

Alaska News November 05, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s New Source: Transporting COVID-19 patients from rural Alaska; Demolition of Jesse Lee Home begins and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO Public Media: Bear charges boy outside his Haines home; ‘I hope someone can help us’: Anchorage decision to resume in-person school faces growing scrutiny; State says delayed unemployment payments to begin Friday and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: YKHC Hosting Event To Get Everyone In Bethel Tested For COVID-19 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks courts suspends misdemeanor trials, grand jury proceedings due to COVID-19 concerns; University of Alaska Fairbanks Dr. Devin Drown explains COVID-19 genome sequencing project and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Former teacher sues NSB School District and more ->
 
 
 
 
STORIES OF THE FAR NORTH: Willis Graft, Civilian Roadbuilder

Alaska News November 04, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Soure: Fisherman found dead in the water in Sitka and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Search Suspended For 7 Missing Boaters Near Quinhagak; Village Turns To Tradition To Turn Away COVID-19 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Trooper Task Force Arrests Eight on Illegal Drug Charges ad more ->

 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Sadly lost
 
 
 
 
Our Third Thirds: Art vs De-cluttering: A Play in Three Acts

 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: 7 Stunning Winter Scenes From Alaska’s National Parks

Alaska News November 03, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Alaska Communications enters definitive agreement to be acquired for approximately $300 million; Assembly to meet with ASD over reopening plans, but may lack ability to change the decision; A network of support is out there for those with Down Syndrome and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Kodiak remembers 101-year-old woman determined to vote; After 7-month wait, Hyder residents are no longer cut off from Canadian neighbors and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Communities In COVID-19 Lockdown Disbursing Special Needs Ballots To Quarantined Voters and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Steller Sea Lions and Mercury
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: University of Alaska Fairbanks changes tuition for military students; Eielson Airman found dead, identity withheld pending notification of next-of-kin and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fireside Books presents Shelf Awareness for Readers for Tuesday, November 3, 2020
 
 
 
 
Seeking Alpha: Alaska Communications skyrockets after announcing agreement to be acquired by Macquarie Capital and GCM Grosvenor for $3.0 per share
 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Huddle Up In This Girdwood Cabin After A Day Playing In Alaska’s Winter Wonderland

Alaska News November 02, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage School District still plans to resume in-person learning for younger students on Nov. 16 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Area Schools Scramble To Deal With COVID-19 Surge and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Coast Guard Concludes Operation Arctic Shield 2020; Fairbanks Man Arrrested after Stabbing Two on Sunday Afternoon at Riverview Residence and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Casea Peterson, Only In Your State Alaska: These 9 Epic Mountains In Alaska Will Drop Your Jaw
 
 
 
 

Alaska News October 30 & 31, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: APD Investigating after two found dead in Fairview home; State officals wrap up Large-scale drug investigation out of Nome; APD K9 catches burglary suspect; Anchorage man who attacked sex offenders loses appeal that PTSD factored into his crimes; Fall back: Time to change our clocks and watches again and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska State Troopers take the lead in the Peace Officers’ food drive; UAF’s drone program participating in new FAA unmanned aerial flight testing and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Robert Woolsey, KCAW: Hall-of-Famer Sandy Poulson is the power behind Sitka’s press
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Racing COVID

Alaska News October 29, 2020

KTOO Public Media: Tlingit elder and clan leader King̱eestí David Katzeek has died; State blames obsolete technology on delay in $300 weekly unemployment payments and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Chancellor Cathy Sandeen will leave UAA for president position in California; Inside the Gates: JBER’s wounded bald eagles still stand tall; Halloween 2020: Some tricks to safely deliver treats and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Coast Guard Rescues Three from Boats Stuck in Ice, near Hole in the Wall Glacier and more ->
 
 
 
 

Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Alaska DOT: Calvin Klein billboard in Fairbanks is illegal, going to be removed and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Arctic promotes virtual Halloween and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage: LISTEN: Here’s how it feels to go to the most remote place in Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Feel Like You’re Transported To Tuscany When You Have Lunch At Tasty Originale In Alaska

Alaska News October 27 & 28, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage Health Department issues public health advisory; Spenard bar offers special cocktail with proceeds going to friend’s cancer relief fund; Meet The Creator: @lukekonarzewski from Instagram; Pet Project: Louie and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Neighbors shaken but unhurt after 4-year-old fires AK-47 in Sitka trailer court; Black teacher sues North Slope School District for not addressing students’ racist threats in Nuiqsut; Application period opens in Juneau for up to $2,000 in COVID-relief housing grants and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel City Council Chooses Michelle DeWitt As Mayor and more->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Legislators urge action from administration as COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations surge and more ->
 
 
 
 
Juneau Empire: Juneau woman sworn in as Philippine Honorary Consul for Alaska
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Deadly attraction?
 
 
Craig Medred: Old cold ahead
 
 
 
 

Alaska News October 26, 2020

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: On Alaska Highway Day, recognizing African American soldiers and their contributions to historic roadway; Hatcher Pass Lodge closed following passing of founder ‘Hap’ Wurlitzer and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Public Media: Anchorage man, charged with violating quarantine in May, dies in October shooting; Alaska Supreme Court affirms Klukwan as home for disputed Tlingit artifacts; In a quest for cheaper energy, Kake turns to biomass heating and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Fair shares